Indian Empire

The Indian Empire, also called British Raj or simply India in the era of British rule (1858-1947) was a period of British dominion over the Indian subcontinent. It replaced the British East India Company, whose atrocities caused the First Indian War of Independence, and it was ruled by the King/Queen of Great Britain as a fully integrated British state. In 1947 its dominion ended when India became an independent state from Britain.